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Recap / Family Guy S 8 E 5 Hannah Banana

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Brian and Stewie discover Miley Cyrus's horrible secret while Chris captures the Evil Monkey who lives in his closet, who turns out not to be so evil.


"Hannah Banana" contains examples of:

  • Abusive Parents: When Chris makes a recording to see if he can catch the Evil Monkey, Peter and Quagmire sneak in and put his hand into a bowl of water, making him soil himself, with Quagmire giving him a black eye before they both run off laughing. Then, we see Lois sneak in and steal some money out of Chris' wallet.
  • Bait-and-Switch: When Chris captures the Evil Monkey and shows it to his family, they're all appalled by this discovery but Meg's reaction takes a different approach.
    Meg: Oh my god! ...I thought I was the only one! (reveals she too has a Evil Monkey)
  • Brother–Sister Incest: Briefly referenced when Meg asks Chris if he wants to "practice kissing again".
  • The Burlesque of Venus: When Herbert sneaks into Chris's room, he paints a picture of Chris that clearly parodies The Birth of Venus (Botticelli), as it depicts a nude Chris standing on a seashell.
  • Continuity Nod: Evil Monkey makes a reference to his cheating wife, as seen in "Ready, Willing, and Disabled". The only minor Continuity Snarl being that Chris was established back then to know about it.
  • Cool and Unusual Punishment: As Stewie captures Brian's eight brothers just to get him to help get into a Hannah Montana concert, one of the dogs is being tortured by being given chocolate drops in his mouth.
  • Hanging by the Fingers: The Evil Monkey when kidnapped by Miley in a King Kong-like scene, until he falls.
  • Hidden Depths: The Evil Monkey isn't so evil, and he even helps Chris with his homework.
  • Hulk Speak: "MILEY SMASH!"
  • Jailbait Taboo: Brian doesn't care whether Miley Cyrus is 15 or a robot as long as he gets to have sex with her. Even Stewie is appalled by this.
    Stewie: Brian, that's sick. She's 15.
    Brian: I'm 8.
    Stewie: Uh, I don't know...
    Brian: You killed my brother, you owe me!
  • Jaw Drop: Peter does this when Chris says that the Monkey knew that Chris needed help with his homework because he asked about it.
  • Lampshade Hanging: After Brian agrees to help Stewie get into a concert of Hannah Montana.
  • Major Injury Underreaction: Although Peter got his head severely smashed between two logs, he is more happy about getting the hat then his severely injured face.
  • Nightmare Face: Peter gets one after Chris smashes two logs at his head.
  • Parental Incest: Implied between Billy Ray Stewart with Miley Stewart/Hannah Montana.
    Miley: You can't tell Hannah what to do. She's not your daughter!
    Billy Ray: Wait, so Miley's my daughter but Hannah isn't?
    Miley: Yes.
    Billy Ray: Great. (Lecherously) Put your wig on.
    (Miley is Squicked out by this and the studio audience laughs)
    Billy Ray: Shut up! This is real!
  • Parental Neglect: When Tom Tucker’s son complains about the Evil Monkey, Tom Tucker proceeds to say that he just doesn’t care.
  • Parental Substitute: Chris begins to see the Evil Monkey as more of a father figure than Peter. Seeing how Peter pranked him while he was asleep, it's not too hard to believe this.
  • Robotic Reveal: Miley Cyrus turns out to be a robot.
  • "The Reason You Suck" Speech: Chris berates Peter about the fact that he never cares about him when the Evil Monkey that he used to fear actually thought about his feelings.
    Chris: You never want to do anything with me! But the monkey's been taking me to all the fun places I like, and he's been helping me with all my homework! He helped me get an A in algebra!
    Peter: How did the monkey know you needed help with algebra?
    Chris: Because he ASKED!
    (Peter's jaw drops)
    Chris: That's right, Dad. You never ask, and even if you did, you never listen! And now you're getting mad at the monkey because he actually cares? Screw you! You are the worst dad in the world and I HATE YOU!
  • Take That!: During Miley's rampage, the Evil Monkey tells her to stop and adds he doesn't just mean the rampage; he means the show and music because he considers it just so awful.
  • Too Dumb to Live: Chris asks Peter to put his head between two restrained logs to get a free hat. He does it.
  • Tell Him I'm Not Speaking to Him: Peter and Chris talk like this after fighting over the Evil Monkey spending time with Chris, which Peter almost rarely does.
    Peter: Lois, could you ask Chris to pass the maple syrup?
    Chris: Meg, could you tell Dad that he's too fat to need extra syrup?
    Peter: Lois, could you tell Chris that I'm sorry I ever planted the seed version of him in your vagina?
  • Wham Episode: After years of suffering, Chris finally manages to capture the Evil Monkey who lives in his closet. To top it off, he shows it to his family and they're all just as shocked as he is, especially when it's revealed that the Evil Monkey can talk. At the end of the episode, the Evil Monkey stops terrorizing Chris for good and moves out of his closet.
  • Worth It: Peter says a crushed head was worth getting the free hat.
  • You Owe Me: Brian tells Stewie this and argues that he should be able to get to sleep with (an underaged) Miley Cyrus by reminding Stewie that he killed his brother earlier and for that, he owes him.

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